The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is warning lawmakers about the severe ramifications of the lower chamber-approved ₱200 daily minimum wage hike, calling out its impact on the economy and job security. PCCI issued the statement following the House of Representatives’...
Malacañang said President Marcos has not yet endorsed or committed to signing the proposed P200 wage hike bill, as he awaits the outcome of bicameral deliberations and a comprehensive review of economic implications. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made this statement after 171 of 172...
Senators on Sunday, June 8 called for the immediate convening of the bicameral conference committee that will tackle the wage hike bill to provide the much needed income relief to private sector workers amid the growing economic pressures. Since both the Senate and House of Representatives have...
BUTUAN CITY – The Caraga Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board announced a P20 increase for minimum wage earners starting on Thursday, May 1. “As per Wage Order No. 19 which took effect on Jan. 2, 2025, an additional P20 increase will be given to our minimum wage earners starting...
Trabaho Party-list nominee kagawad Nelson de Vega tells Barangay Sta. Lucia residents about the group’s intention to support workers’ call for wage hike, adequate pay and non-wage benefits during a house-to-house campaign ahead of Labor Day. (Trabaho Party-list) ...
Rizal Fourth District Representative Fidel Nograles on Thursday, May 1 renewed his call for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify the pending wage hike bill as urgent. Nograles, chairman of the House Labor and Employment Committee said the President’s certification...
Protesters and police clash along Recto Avenue in Manila during Labor Day protests by various militant groups. (Photo by Altermidya) A policeman was injured when a scuffle erupted between militant groups and the police over the steel barricades placed by the police on Recto Avenue in Manila...
Protesters march along España Boulevard going to Mendiola on Labor Day, May 1. (Photo from Altermidya) Militant groups and labor organizations rallied in Metro Manila on Labor Day, May 1, and urged the national government to certify the proposed P200 wage hike bill as urgent. The House of...
Senatorial aspirants Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino have expressed their support for the P200 across-the-board minimum wage hike legislation currently pending in the House of Representatives. (From left) Former senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan (Team Kiko-Bam) The measure...
Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino on Tuesday, April 15, urged for the passing of the legislation that would mandate a P200 wage hike. Senators Bam Aquino speaks before various sectors during a campaign sortie in Miag-ao, Iloilo. (Bam Aquino Media Bureau) The legislation is...
House Committee on Labor and Employment Chairman Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles on Saturday, April 5, urged President Marcos to certify as urgent the proposed P200-wage hike bill in order to help Filipinos "buy food for their families". Nograles appealed to the President to "take the reins"...
There is no word yet from President Marcos whether he will certify as urgent the passage of a P200 legislated wage hike, but he has ordered a review of regional minimum wage rates. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) "Wala pa po, as of the moment po ha. Wala po...
